National Youth Dance Festival
National Youth Dance Festival comes to Leeds The next national youth dance festival U.Dance 2013 will be held across Leeds next summer, bringing together hundreds of talented young dancers to perform...
View ArticleFlamenco at City Varieties
City Varieties Music Hall welcomes a night of authentic flamenco music and dance on Monday 18th February with the Juan Martin Ensemble. Juan is revered as a legend of Spanish flamenco guitar and has...
View ArticleShall we dance? New classes to start.
Join the thrill of the next Shall we dance tea dance at Dewsbury Town Hall on Wednesday 24 April at Dewsbury Town Hall for an afternoon of ballroom, Latin and sequence dance. The increasingly popular...
View ArticleThe queen of all ballets: Cleopatra is back
Northern Ballet brings the remarkable story of one of the world’s best-known icons, Cleopatra, back to the stage at Leeds Grand Theatre from Thu 6 – Sat 15 Mar 2014. Cleopatra premiered in Leeds in...
View ArticleCLEOPATRA IS A JEWEL IN NORTHERN BALLET’S CROWN
A few words can describe David Nixon’s new production of Cleopatra – powerful, passionate and dramatic. In 2011 this work was the first full-length ballet to be created in the company’s new premises...
View ArticleITS LOVE AT FIRST BITE
ITS LOVE AT FIRST BITELiz Coggins reviews Northern Ballet’s Draculaat West Yorkshire PlayhouseDavid Nixon’s production of Dracula is a full bloodied show with a dramatic bite. The ballet, last...
View ArticleYouth dance companies from across Yorkshire to star at West Yorkshire Playhouse
Yorkshire Dance is delighted to announce the names of 27 youth dance companies selected from every corner of Yorkshire to take part in its stunning annual showcase, Fresh 2015. Fresh 2015 will feature...
View ArticleYorkshire Dance
Following a successful funding bid to Arts Council England, Dance Whispers will commence in March 2015 and will enable 10 youth dance groups from Yorkshire to receive a small financial contribution to...
View ArticlePERFORMANCE ARTIST WENDY HOUSTOUN BRINGS STUPID WOMEN TO LEEDS
Yorkshire Dance, Leeds Friday 29 May, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £9.00, concessions £7.00 Suitable for ages 14+ Yorkshire Dance, in...
View ArticleWORLD BALLET PREMIERE
As one man risks everything to fall in love, join Northern Ballet for the World Première of Jonathan Watkins’ 1984. Recently awarded Best Company at the European Taglioni Ballet Awards, Northern Ballet...
View ArticleA DRAMATIC NEW WORK
Northern Ballet has always been synonymous with imaginative works but Jonathan Watkins new ballet 1984, based on George Orwell’s iconic novel, more than pushes the boundaries of the imagination ....
View ArticleA DANCE SPECTACULAR
KungFu and Dance Spectacular at Leeds Town Hall China Kaleidoscope: Beauty of KungFu and Dance takes place at Leeds Town Hall on Thursday 1 October. This martial arts and dance spectacular will take...
View ArticleDRUMMERS STORM THE STAGE
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers storm the stage at Carriageworks Theatre on Saturday 24 October with their explosive concert of thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums. The highly skilled performers promise to...
View ArticleNational Youth Dance Festival
National Youth Dance Festival comes to Leeds The next national youth dance festival U.Dance 2013 will be held across Leeds next summer, bringing together hundreds of talented young dancers to perform...
View ArticleBALLET’S MOST FAMOUS LOVE STORY
Join Northern Ballet this spring for one of ballet’s most famous love stories with the return of David Nixon OBE’s Swan Lake. Performed to Tchaikovsky’s moving score, this production is a modern take...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOENIX DANCE
Phoenix Dance Theatre is to stage a major revival of one of the company’s earliest works from 1983 as part of their 35 anniversary celebration Phoenix @ Home to be performed over three nights at the...
View ArticleFlamenco at City Varieties
City Varieties Music Hall welcomes a night of authentic flamenco music and dance on Monday 18th February with the Juan Martin Ensemble. Juan is revered as a legend of Spanish flamenco guitar and has...
View ArticleHEARTBREAK SWEEPS THE STAGE
Get swept up in the passion and heartbreak as Northern Ballet brings Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Les Ballets de Monte Carlo’s production of Romeo and Juliet to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from 11 – 15...
View ArticleCOMPELLING NEW DANCE
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds has launched a new season of dance for spring 2017. It will open with the return of Company Chameleon, performing at the theatre for the first time since...
View ArticleTHE WORLD’S GREATEST LOVER
In just six weeks’ time Northern Ballet is bringing history’s most notorious lover to life with its sensual new ballet Casanova. Premièring in Leeds, the internationally acclaimed company will...
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